Table 3.
Meniscal Injury Mechanism by Sport, National High School Sports-Related Injury Surveillance Study, United States, 2007/08 – 2012/13.
| Sport | Player-player contact | Player-surface contact | Player-playing apparatus contact a | Contact (total) | No contact | Overuse/Chronic | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys’ football | 56.8% | 8.0% | 0.4% | (65.2%) | 31.7% | 2.2% | 0.9% | 100.0% |
| Boys’ soccer | 38.5% | 13.5% | 7.7% | (59.7%) | 34.6% | 3.8% | 1.9% | 100.0% |
| Girls’ soccer | 47.9% | 6.8% | 4.3% | (59.0%) | 37.6% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 100.0% |
| Girls’ volleyball | 22.2% | 25.9% | 0.0% | (48.1%) | 48.1% | 3.7% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Boys’ basketball | 25.0% | 19.6% | 0.0% | (44.6%) | 42.9% | 10.7% | 1.8% | 100.0% |
| Girls’ basketball | 22.5% | 19.8% | 0.0% | (42.3%) | 45.9% | 7.2% | 4.5% | 100.0% |
| Boys’ wrestling | 44.9% | 14.3% | 1.0% | (60.2%) | 33.7% | 2.0% | 4.1% | 100.0% |
| Boys’ baseball | 12.5% | 18.8% | 18.8% | (50.1%) | 43.8% | 6.3% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Girls’ softball | 22.7% | 13.6% | 4.5% | (40.8%) | 45.5% | 9.1% | 4.5% | 100.0% |
| Girls’ field hockey | 6.7% | 13.3% | 0.0% | (20.0%) | 73.3% | 6.7% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Girls’ gymnastics | 0.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% | (60.0%) | 40.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Boys’ ice hockey | 40.0% | 40.0% | 10.0% | (90.0%) | 10.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Boys’ lacrosse | 38.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | (38.5%) | 53.8% | 0.0% | 7.7% | 100.0% |
| Girls’ lacrosse | 5.9% | 5.9% | 0.0% | (11.8%) | 76.5% | 11.8% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Girls’ swimming and diving | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% | (25.0%) | 50.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% | 100.0% |
| Boys’ track and field | 0.0% | 7.7% | 23.1% | (30.8%) | 61.5% | 7.7% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Girls’ track and field | 4.8% | 23.8% | 0.0% | (28.6%) | 52.4% | 19.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Cheerleading | 25.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | (75.0%) | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Girls’ cross country | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | (0.0%) | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Boys total | 48.5% | 10.5% | 1.9% | (60.9%) | 34.3% | 3.0% | 1.7% | 100.0% |
| Girls total | 27.9% | 15.3% | 1.8% | (45.0%) | 46.5% | 5.9% | 2.6% | 100.0% |
| Total | 41.9% | 12.1% | 1.9% | (55.9%) | 38.2% | 4.0% | 2.0% | 100.0% |
a
Playing apparatus included items like ball, base, goalpost, etc.
*
Boys’ swimming and diving, boys’ volleyball and boys’ cross country reported no meniscal injuries during the study period and were therefore excluded